In the late great golden state It's getting hard to negotiate When you're one slip From a grim fate In the late great golden state In the late great golden state I don't do much But I'm always late I ain't old, I'm just out of date In the late great golden state I caught one last glimpse Of the palomino When I drove out west To see the purple sage Then as canyons burned And the mountains crumbled The last cowboy band Left the stage I ain't old, I'm just out of date In the late great golden state [Instrumental] I caught one last glimpse Of the palomino When I drove out west To see the purple sage Then as the canyons burned And the mountains crumbled The last cowboy Left the stage Yeah, the late great golden state Is a nice place for a clean slate But leave your expectations At the gate Of the late great golden state 'Cause they can pack you up And send you home in a crate Stamped the late great Golden state...